BP to admit to misconduct in Gulf spill

UK supermajor BP is expected to plead guilty to criminal misconduct in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster through a plea agreement it has reached with the US Department of Justice that may be announced as soon as Thursday, according to two sources familiar with discussions.

Guilty plea: an explosion aboard the Deepwater Horizon rig in April 2010 killed 11 workers and caused the worst offshore spill in US history
Guilty plea: an explosion aboard the Deepwater Horizon rig in April 2010 killed 11 workers and caused the worst offshore spill in US history
Published 15 November 2012, 04:20Updated 11 October 2016, 10:41
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